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Truist Foundation Grants $225,000 to Rethreaded to Expand Program that Supports Human Trafficking Survivors
Today, Truist Foundation announced a $225,000 grant to Rethreaded, a nonprofit focused on breaking the cycle of generational trauma for sex trafficking survivors by providing them with employment, career development and supportive services. Rethreaded will use the grant funds […]
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Oscar Winner Questlove Produces ‘The League’
by Elaine Bowen The Negro League Baseball’s triumphs and challenges through the first half of the 20th century are highlighted in this film that includes the League’s deep ties to Chicago. Sam Pollard The story […]
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Supreme Court and Conservative America at War With Blacks
Supreme Court Justices (source: The Supreme Court) by Vernon Williams Forget the war in Ukraine. The Supreme Court and those anxious to turn back the hands on the clock of progress have openly declared war […]
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Stage Aurora Theatrical Company’s 100 Youth Voices holds auditions for Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.” musical on Friday, July 14, Saturday, July 15, Sunday, July 16, Saturday, July 22 and Sunday, July 23 from 3pm […]
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After Anticipated Affirmative Action Ruling, Black Leaders Speak Out
NNPA NEWSWIRE — NNPA Newswire Contributor Lauren Victoria Burke – The 6-3 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court will alter college admissions policies. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing the opinion for the majority, […]
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A monthly conversation focused on racial healing and reconciliation by people who care about building relationships across boundaries both physical and conceptual. The group is trying to change historic relationships with and perceptions of fellow […]
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Join thousands of fellow LEGO® fans at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds for BrickUniverse LEGO® Fan Convention. Experience it all at BrickUniverse – Awesome LEGO® exhibits and creations, Professional LEGO® artists, LEGO® building zones, brick merchants and […]
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The Underdog Presidential Candidate, RFK Jr. and His Pledge to Black America
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Stacy M. Brown By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – In a one-on-one interview with the Black Press of America, Kennedy spoke about his relentless focus on combating environmental […]
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Johnson Y Celebrates 75 years
As the mantra states it takes a village to raise a child, one cannot help but consider our community entities play in shaping those foundations. Founded in 1948, as the Davis Street Branch ‘Colored YMCA,’ […]